Steel Fabricators in Lincoln, NE

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In what industries is metal fabrication most commonly used?

Metal fabrication is commonly used in a wide range of industries, including transportation, air handling, food processing, material handling, general fabrication, construction, shipbuilding, aerospace, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and power generation. It's used in the air handling industry to craft many products, such as air conditioning units, heat exchangers, and filtration boxes; and it's used in the food processing industry to create aluminum and stainless steel components with food-grade finishes. In the transportation industry, metal fabrication is used to create items such as aftermarket vehicle modification kits.

What are the most common products produced through metal fabrication?

Metal fabrication is used to make a wide variety of commonly used products, including cutlery, hand tools, metal combs, metal decks, platforms, and handrails; large tanks, boilers, and shipping containers;, such as handles, locks, keys, latches, and chains;, as well as screws, nut, bolts, racks, shelves, hooks, and wire baskets.

Types of metal fabrication

Cutting uses tools such as saws, lasers, water jets, and plasma torches to cut metal.

Folding employs a brake press to create creases in metal.

Machining is where a tool, such as a lathe, is used to strip metal from a piece of material.

Punching uses a punch and a die to create holes in metal.

Shearing is the process in which sheet metal is cut into smaller pieces.

Stamping is when material is punched to create a raised portion.

Welding is used to fuse two pieces of metal.

What is metal fabrication?

Metal fabrication is where metal is crafted to create structures or machines. The metal is cut using tools, such as band saws, laser cutters, CNC machines, and burn tables. Next, the metal is shaped using tools, such as punches and dies, and the various metal parts that have been created are assembled and welded into a final product. The metal is worth more after processing than it was prior to fabrication. What is the difference in between welding and metal fabrication?Metal fabrication is more comprehensive than welding. Welding is when two pieces of a material, such as metal or glass, are permanently fused. Metal fabrication often includes welding, die cutting, finishing, hydroforming, shrinking, stamping, and stretching.

Our building needed a railing for a sidewalk ramp. The ramp was complicated by having a landing, a change of direction and a secondary ramp. Catalina came out and measured, discussed the process, quoted an early installation date and agreed to a very reasonable price. They then brought the manufactured rails and checked them against our sidewalk ramp. A couple days later, on the quoted installation date, Catalina did the install, did some finish welding on site and were paid the agreed fee. We are very pleased with our railing, its price and the way that Catalina worked on our project. We recommend Catalina very highly and would be pleased to work with them again. Kile Johnson, Lincoln, NE.